The Eye of Minds / James Dashner / 310 pages

The Virtnet is a gamer's paradise. It "offers total mind and body immersion. It's addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without chance of death, or just hang around with virtual friends." Michael is the ultimate gamer and he and his friends, Bryson and Sarah, are the Terrible Trio, the Trifecta to Dissect-ya, the Burn-and-Pillage-y-Trilogy. But when Michael enters a game to talk a girl out of suicide for experience points, she declares that she is finished playing games. She has been trapped by a cyber terrorist, Kaine, and his Kill Sims. Michael is enlisted by the Virtnet Security to find Kaine and his Mortality Doctrine. Kaine is aware of their scrutiny and threatens their real and virtual existence if they continue.  Fans of Maze Runner should love this new one by James Dashner.